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Multiple-Meaning Words

A multiple-meaning word is spelled and said the same way but means different things: a bat flies at night, and you hit a ball with a bat. Context is the only clue, which is why these words are such good reading practice.

Here are 124 multiple-meaning words from past ClueBy puzzles, each with a real example sentence for every meaning. Use them as a reference, or make a printable worksheet below.

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Multiple-Meaning Words

Name: ____________________Date: __________

Write the missing word from the word bank in each sentence. Each word is used more than once, with a different meaning each time.

Word bank: pitch · chest · dip · track · content · trunk · last · foot

  1. TikTok makes it very easy to create ________________.
  2. At ________________, we arrived at the village.
  3. The elephant has a huge ________________.
  4. Check the label for the sugar ________________.
  5. Buy me a box of chocolates and I'll be ________________.
  6. I've got the luggage in my ________________.
  7. The lid of the ________________ creaked open.
  8. Heather can grow to a ________________ or so tall.
  9. They watched the sun ________________ below the horizon.
  10. This is my favorite ________________ on the album.
  11. I have a corn on my right ________________.
  12. The room was ________________ black, so I couldn't see a thing.
  13. The ________________ was so hot, it burned my tongue.
  14. The players ran onto the football ________________.
  15. Today is the ________________ day of the holidays. Back to school tomorrow!
  16. She laid her head on my ________________ so she could listen to my heartbeat.
  17. She's preparing to ________________ her idea to the investors.
  18. He keeps ________________ of his days.
  19. False peace will not ________________.
  20. I felt an uncomfortable tightness in my ________________.
  21. The newcomer sat down at the ________________ of the table.
  22. I like to ________________ a cookie in coffee.
  23. The tree's ________________ was scarred by lightning strikes.
  24. The muddy ________________ descends to a valley.

Sentences from ClueBy, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) and Common Voice (CC0). clueby.com

Answer key

  1. content — videos and posts
  2. last — finally
  3. trunk — of an elephant
  4. content — the amount
  5. content — happy
  6. trunk — of a car
  7. chest — a box
  8. foot — a measure
  9. dip — to sink
  10. track — a song
  11. foot — part of the body
  12. pitch — completely
  13. dip — a sauce
  14. pitch — a sports field
  15. last — final
  16. chest — of your body
  17. pitch — a sales talk
  18. track — to keep track
  19. last — to go on
  20. chest — of your body
  21. foot — the bottom
  22. dip — to dunk
  23. trunk — of a tree
  24. track — a path

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Frequently asked questions

What are multiple-meaning words?

Words with the same spelling and pronunciation but more than one meaning, like bark (of a dog or of a tree) or bank (for money or of a river). You can only tell which meaning is meant from the rest of the sentence.

Are multiple-meaning words the same as homonyms?

Mostly, yes. Teachers often use "multiple-meaning words" and "homonyms" for the same idea. Homophones are different: they sound alike but are spelled differently, like flour and flower.

Are the worksheets free?

Yes. Make and print as many as you like for home or classroom use. Each sheet has its own link, so you can print the same one again.

Where do the words come from?

From past ClueBy puzzles, a daily game where you sort twelve sentences by their missing word. A new puzzle every day adds four more words to this list.

Sentences from ClueBy, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) and Common Voice (CC0). clueby.com